- Symptoms of a Leveling Spirit
Infobox Album
Name = Symptoms of a Leveling Spirit
Type =Album
Artist =Good Riddance
Released =
July 10 2001
Recorded = February – March, 2001
TheBlasting Room ,Fort Collins, Colorado , U.S.
Genre =Hardcore punk
Length = 32:09
Label =Fat Wreck Chords
Producer =Bill Stevenson
Stephen Egerton
Jason Livermore
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:7t67mpsj9f7o link]
*Punknews Rating|4|5 [http://www.punknews.net/review/347 link]
Last album = "The Phenomenon of Craving EP"
(2000)
This album = "Symptoms of a Leveling Spirit"
(2001)
Next album = "Split with KYI"
(2001) |"Symptoms of a Leveling Spirit" is the fifth full-length album from Californian
hardcore punk band,Good Riddance . It was released onJuly 10 2001 onFat Wreck Chords , and is produced by the same team ofBill Stevenson (Black Flag, Descendents), Jason Livermore, and Stephen Egerton, who produced their previous two albums and EP.The band welcomed a new drummer, Dave Wagenschutz, for this recording. He was to be a permanent replacement for Sean Sellers and contributed to the band's next effort, "
Bound By Ties of Blood and Affection " in 2003. However, Sean Sellers returned for 2006's "My Republic ".The album was produced in a limited number of 546 grey marble vinyl pressings, which are currently out of print. The
enhanced CD has a 4:30 movie, including a trailer for the DVD, "1994-1999 Exposed", which was available throughFat Wreck Chords , and a music video for "One For The Braves" from "The Phenomenon of Craving " EP.Track listing
*All songs written by Russ Rankin, unless stated
#"Fire Engine Red" (Rankin, Luke Pabich) – 2:09
#"Enter The Unapproachables" (Rankin, Pabich) – 1:35
#"Yesterday's Headlines" – 2:26
#"Great Leap Forward" – 1:35
#"Cheyenne" – 2:18
#"Libertine" – 1:54
#"Trial Of The Century" – 2:26
#"Nobody Likes A Cynic" – 2:51
#"Year Of The Rat" – 2:17
#"Pisces/Almost Home" – 2:08
#"Defusing The Popular Struggle" – 2:18
#"All The Joy You've Ever Known" (Rankin, Chuck Platt) – 0:43
#"Blue Black Eyes" – 2:13
#"Spit You Out" (Rankin, Pabich) – 5:18
* The last track also contains the hidden song "In My Head" which is a coversong originally performed byPsychedelic Furs Credits
* Russ Rankin – vocals
* Luke Pabich – guitar
* Chuck Platt – bass
* Dave Wagenschutz – drums* Recorded February – March, 2001 at the
Blasting Room ,Fort Collins, Colorado , USA
* Produced, engineered and mixed byBill Stevenson , Stephen Egerton, and Jason Livermore
* Mastered by Jason Livermore at Blast MastersExternal links
* [http://www.fatwreck.com/record/detail/625 Fat Wreck Chords album page]
* [http://www.good-riddance.com Good Riddance official website]
* [http://www.fatwreck.com/band/index/13 Fat Wreck Chords band page]
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